Chelsea
Reports suggest club owner Roman Abramovich is keen for an overhaul of the Chelsea squad and Paulinho is the hottest property in Brazilian football right now. Former Arsenal midfielder and Corinthians' current director of football, Edu, claims he is as important to the game in South America as Neymar and Chelsea have first hand experience of the dangers the midfielder can pose after facing him in their World Club Cup final defeat. He would be joining fellow Brazilians Ramires, David Luiz, Oscar at Stamford Bridge as well as Wallace and Lucas Piazon who are out on loan and with uncertainty over Frank Lampard's future, a Paulinho transfer could help ease the transition and heartache should the long serving England international leave.

Man United
United missed out on energetic midfielder Lucas Moura who opted for Paris instead of Manchester when he signed for PSG in January and Fergie will be keen to add someone as dynamic as Paul Scholes when the 38-year-old permanently calls it a day. Paulinho can muck in with defensive work, though we reckon his tackling is better than Scholes', as well as get forward and prise open defences with his excellent passing, while getting on the score sheet, too. His hard working personality and never say die attitude suggests he has the attributes to fit in at United, who are renowned for not stopping until the final whistle.

Man City
At Corinthians he developed a wonderful midfield partnership with Ralf and became the engine room of the club. Paulinho would work well with Yaya Toure or Gareth Barry and a player with the Brazilian's talents would be a welcome one to Mancini, given how much City have missed Toure during his African Cup of Nations absence. However, the manager will probably be told to sell someone before his wealthy owners fork out for a new midfielder. Javi Garcia has not been the signing fans had hoped since his summer move from Benfica and should be looking over his shoulder, while Jack Rodwell has struggled with injuries.

Arsenal
It's not just his defensive abilities that are likely to make him so appealing to Arsene Wenger, he is a classy attacker, too and his aggressiveness and directness would definitely add some bite to the Arsenal middle. In January, the club were rumoured to be looking at the imposing Victor Wanyama and West Ham's tough midfielder Mohamed Diame to make up for the absence of Alex Song and if Wenger thinks he's worth it, then the cash - £15m-£20m is thought to be enough to prize him away – is there for the manager to spend.

Liverpool
If the club can finish among the top four, as Luis Suarez and Steven Gerrard still dream of, then Paulinho could be tempted and a ringing endorsement from fellow South American Suarez, who claims it is a dream to be playing at Liverpool, will certainly help persuade him of the Reds' ambition. Likewise, the signing of a high calibre box to box midfielder like Paulinho may convince Suarez his future lies on Merseyside and not in Munich. In addition, Steven Gerrard cannot go on forever and many believe Paulinho's qualities as a goal scoring, physical midfielder make him an ideal man to fill Gerrard's big shoes. However, with the club being one of Brazil's wealthiest, they will not be pressured into selling on the cheap, so it's up to the owners to decide if he is worth splashing out on.